Gove literacy proposal 'an attempt to distract from warnings'

Education Secretary Michael Gove is attempting to use a campaign to fight school illiteracy "to distract from his failure to respond to warnings," on risks of extremism in Birmingham schools - Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary has said.

Hunt said that Gove was using today's announcement to distract from the Birmingham school issue. Credit: Yui Mok/PA

Tristram Hunt MP was referring to a report that two Birmingham schools run by the same educational trust were criticised by Ofsted, for apparently failing to protect pupils from the risks of extremism.